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Vancouver is a coastal city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
It is named for British Captain George Vancouver, who explored the area
in the 1790s. The name Vancouver itself originates from the Dutch "van
Coevorden," denoting somebody from Coevorden, a city in the Netherlands.

The largest metropolitan area in Western Canada, Vancouver ranks third largest in the country and the city proper ranks eighth.

Logging sawmills established in 1867 in the
area known as Gastown became the nucleus around which the townsite grew,
and Vancouver was incorporated as a city in 1886. By 1887, the
transcontinental railway was extended to the city to take advantage of
its large natural seaport, which soon became a vital link in a trade
route between the Orient, Eastern Canada, and London.
The Port Metro Vancouver is now the busiest and largest in Canada, as
well as the fourth largest port (by tonnage) in North America. While
forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an
urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second largest
industry. It also is the third largest film production centre in North
America after Los Angeles and New York City, earning it the nickname Hollywood North.

Vancouver has ranked highly as "most livable
city" in the world for more than a decade according to business magazine
assessments. It has hosted many international conferences and events,
including the 1976 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and
the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication. The 2010
Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics will be held in Vancouver
and nearby Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 miles) north of the
city.

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Vancouver is served by Vancouver
International Airport (YVR), located on Sea Island in the City of
Richmond, immediately south of Vancouver. Vancouver's airport is
Canada's second busiest airport, and the second largest gateway on the
west coast of North America for international passengers. HeliJet and
float plane companies operate scheduled air service from Vancouver
harbour and YVR south terminal. The city is also served by two BC Ferry
terminals. One is to the northwest at Horseshoe Bay (in West Vancouver),
and the other is to the south, at Tsawwassen (in Delta).

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